* Put the wet ingredients and borax in a small jar and shake like crazy.

*Add your colorant to the wet mixture.

* Pour wet mixture SLOWLY over dry ingredients.

* Mix with hand similar to mixing biscuits.

* Keep pouring slowly and mix.

* Mixture will hold together when squeezed in palm of your hand. If the mixture seems to dry add just a tiny bit of extra oil, not water to moisten the mix.

* Press the mixture into mini cupcake liners that are placed in a mini cupcake pan for stability. There is no need to let them dry over night before putting the frosting on. Just don't try to take them out of the pan until you put the frosting on. Mine wanted to separate from the liner, but the frosting acted like a glue. So now you mix up the frosting.

Mix Meringue into warm water first. Add cream of tartar and Powdered sugar. Whip on medium speed for 4 to 7 minutes. Frosting will form stiff peaks and harden within an hour (or so!). Pipe on to the cupcakes and let dry. I let mine dry overnight and the whole thing is rock hard. The paper peels off easily too. The frosting has to soak in the warm water for about a minute but it will break up and dissolve. You can sub part of the powdered sugar with Baking Soda if you like. Just play around with the recipe and have fun!

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I am taking a wild guess but it probably means bath and body colorant which is cosmetically safe to use in your products. So do not use food coloring. There is a liquid colorant that looks likes food coloring but it is used for coloring melt and pour soaps, lotions, etc.

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I have a B.A. in Mass Communication and took my first melt and pour soapmaking class in 2002. Since then I got hooked making my own bath and products. I have taken various courses in Soapmaking (Melt & Pour, Cold Process, Hot Process), lotion making (lotions, creams, lotion sticks), bath products (bath salts, body scrubs), body products (lip balm, body butters, body balms, whipped butters) and more. Most of all of my classes were taught by Lori Nova of The Nova Studio in Point Richmond, Ca. I have taught courses since 2004 at various locations. I have worked as an Event Coordinator at Michaels Redwood City.